Sand, Tar, Oil, Gas, Frack, Health, Life, Fail ?

“In 2008, Alberta Health confirmed a 30 per cent rise of cancer rates between 1995 – 2006 in Fort Chipewyan, a community 200 kilometres downstream from Fort MacMurray: Alberta Cancer Board (2009). Cancer Incidence in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta 1995-2006. Government of Alberta.”

“After years of denial, the government of Alberta finally announced in 2013 that an independent study would be conducted in the future. The terms of reference were so inadequate that some First Nations have refused to participate.“

♦

♦

Average 250 Pipeline Accidents Each Year, Billions Spent on Property Damage

♦

Independent Air Test at Mayflower Oil Spill Reveal 30 Toxic Chemicals at High Levels

Health Symptoms Persist Despite Denials from Exxon and Agencies

Little Rock–A citizen based organization responding the recent Exxon Pegasus Pipeline rupture and tar sands oil spill discovered over twenty-five toxic chemicals in the first ambient air sample collected on March 30.

Community leader, April Lane, has been collecting health reports from residents since the pipeline rupture on March 29. Lane relayed that “even four weeks later, residents are still feeling symptoms from the chemical exposure.

People have consistently talked about gastrointestinal problems, headaches, respiratory problems, skin irritation including chemical burns, and extreme fatigue.” These symptoms are consistent with exposure to the chemicals found in the independent air testing.

http://www.gcmonitor.org/article.php?id=1672

♦

Crude Awakening

“Alberta’s had an average of two crude oil spills a day, every day for the past 37 years.”

“That makes 28,666 crude oil spills in total, plus another 31,453 spills of just about any other substance you can think of putting in a pipeline – from salt water to liquid petroleum.”
…
But maybe more telling is what it doesn’t include:

“The regulatory body’s database is messy and missing data in many places; it doesn’t include any spills from some of the biggest pipelines – those crossing provincial or national borders. These fall under National Energy Board jurisdiction.

For the 53 per cent of spills from somewhere other than a pipeline, such as oil wells and pumping stations, anything under 2 cubic metres (2,000 litres, or about twelve and a half barrels) doesn’t get counted.” 

http://globalnews.ca/news/571494/

♦

“The letter, published as a full page ad in Politico, reminds the president of his words in the Inauguration, stating: “As people of faith, we share your conviction that ‘we are commanded by God to care for our planet’ and that the ‘failure to respond to the threat of climate change would betray our children and future generations.’”

Read more on Interfaith Power & Light’s website: http://www.interfaithpowerandlight.org/2013/05/keystoneletter/

♦

What about fracking?

♦

This funky song describes the process but still leaves the impression that it might be possible to frack safely.

Most independent researchers have come to the conclusion that it is simply not possible to frack without causing major harm to life and future generations.

http://www.civilsocietyinstitute.org/FrackingEDF/

♦

The Whole Fracking Enchilada

Violating the bedrock, the atmosphere, and everything in between

by Sandra Steingraber

…”THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS can be viewed as a tree with two trunks. One trunk represents what we are doing to the planet through atmospheric accumulation of heat-trapping gasses. Follow this trunk along and you find droughts, floods, acidification of oceans, dissolving coral reefs, and species extinctions.

The other trunk represents what we are doing to ourselves and other animals through the chemical adulteration of the planet with inherently toxic synthetic pollutants. Follow this trunk along and you find asthma, infertility, cancer, and male fish in the Potomac River whose testicles have eggs inside them.

At the base of both these trunks is an economic dependency on fossil fuels”…

http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/5839/

♦

More message with music

♦

THE SKY IS PINK

by Josh Fox and the GASLAND Team

(http://vimeo.com/44367635)

Check out the PINK LINKS Resources

♦

In Gasland sequel, fracking saga’s pressure ratchets up

http://grist.org/climate-energy/in-gasland-sequel-fracking-sagas-pressure-ratchets-up/

♦

“Gasland 2” Grassroots Premiere in Illinois Highlights Industry PSYOPS and Ongoing Fracking Fights

http://www.desmogblog.com/2013/05/21/gasland-2-grassroots-premiere-highlights-industry-psyops-fracking-fights

♦

Science Lags as Health Problems Emerge Near Gas Fields

“Residents’ most common complaints are respiratory infections, headaches, neurological impairment, nausea and skin rashes. More rarely, they have reported more serious effects, from miscarriages and tumors to benzene poisoning and cancer.”

“In 2006, she moved to Winnsboro, Texas, a small town two hours east of Dallas. For three years her symptoms gradually improved, until she could work in her garden and go about her normal daily routine. Then, early last year, Exxon launched a project in an old oil field 14 miles away and began fracking wells to get them to produce more oil. Within months, Wallace-Babb’s symptoms returned. Again, she wears a respirator to visit the grocery store. Again, she is looking to move.”

http://www.propublica.org/article/science-lags-as-health-problems-emerge-near-gas-fields

♦

Environmental Refugees

♦

 “The Refugees of the Blue Planet”

The degradation of the environment is driving rural populations from their way of life. Whether they flee the sinking island of Maldives, the eucalyptus plantations of Brazil or oil wells in Alberta, environmental refugees are growing in number and often have no legal status. (2007)

http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/vol14/no19/therefugees.html

(Some of the refugees from Alberta had developed MCS/ES from the gas wells)

♦

“If it is wrong to wreck the climate, then it is wrong to profit from that wreckage. We believe that educational and religious institutions, city and state governments, and other institutions that serve the public good should divest from fossil fuels.”

~ http://gofossilfree.org/about/

♦

What amount of money is worth inflicting this kind of destruction on life and the things that support life?

♦

Download this global estimates map PDF in English

♦

It’s not just heat and transportation.

(with random hi-lights)

Solvents	Diesel fuel	Motor Oil	Bearing Grease
Ink	Floor Wax	Ballpoint Pens	Football Cleats
Upholstery	Sweaters	Boats	Insecticides
Bicycle Tires	Sports Car Bodies	Nail Polish	Fishing lures
Dresses	Tires	Golf Bags	Perfumes
Cassettes	Dishwasher parts	Tool Boxes	Shoe Polish
Motorcycle Helmet	Caulking	Petroleum Jelly	Transparent Tape
CD Player	Faucet Washers	Antiseptics	Clothesline
Curtains	Food Preservatives	Basketballs	Soap
Vitamin Capsules	Antihistamines	Purses	Shoes
Dashboards	Cortisone	Deodorant	Footballs
Putty	Dyes	Panty Hose	Refrigerant
Percolators	Life Jackets	Rubbing Alcohol	Linings
Skis	TV Cabinets	Shag Rugs	Electrician’s Tape
Tool Racks	Car Battery Cases	Epoxy	Paint
Mops	Slacks	Insect Repellent	Oil Filters
Umbrellas	Yarn	Fertilizers	Hair Coloring
Roofing	Toilet Seats	Fishing Rods	Lipstick
Denture Adhesive	Linoleum	Ice Cube Trays	Synthetic Rubber
Speakers	Plastic Wood	Electric Blankets	Glycerin
Tennis Rackets	Rubber Cement	Fishing Boots	Dice
Nylon Rope	Candles	Trash Bags	House Paint
Water Pipes	Hand Lotion	Roller Skates	Surf Boards
Shampoo	Wheels	Paint Rollers	Shower Curtains
Guitar Strings	Luggage	Aspirin	Safety Glasses
Antifreeze	Football Helmets	Awnings	Eyeglasses
Clothes	Toothbrushes	Ice Chests	Footballs
Combs	CD’s & DVD’s	Paint Brushes	Detergents
Vaporizers	Balloons	Sun Glasses	Tents
Heart Valves	Crayons	Parachutes	Telephones
Enamel	Pillows	Dishes	Cameras
Anesthetics	Artificial Turf	Artificial limbs	Bandages
Dentures	Model Cars	Folding Doors	Hair Curlers
Cold cream	Movie film	Soft Contact lenses	Drinking Cups
Fan Belts	Car Enamel	Shaving Cream	Ammonia
Refrigerators	Golf Balls	Toothpaste	Gasoline

from http://www.ranken-energy.com/Products%20from%20Petroleum.htm

and a few more surprises here:

♦

It might not be so bad if it weren’t for the fact that so many things are designed to be obsolete in no time and/or disposeable, and that the value of everything has been lost.

We need to change the way we use toxic, non-renewable resources. The oil, gas, petro-chemical and pharmaceutical industry will not rest until it has destroyed the earth and all life on it, just so they can accumulate a lot of so-called dollars, (which aren’t even anything real, they are just a human construct that they are willing to kill for) unless we stop them.

♦

We humans can and must do better!

♦

Just because those who are destroying the planet and our source of life don’t care, doesn’t mean we should stop caring and play dead before our time.

♦

What if we  Occupy LOVE and live as if we really matter?

♥

♥

What if we live every moment as if life really matters?

♥

Breathe!

Love!

Get involved!

♥

♥

Eradicating Ecocide

What you can do

http://eradicatingecocide.com/what-you-can-do/#

  ♥   

We can make a difference! You know you want to!

  ♥   

∞